The profession of Design is about to drastically change. If you’re an architect, engineer, planner or builder, the way you build is about to undergo some radical new transformations. [Read more…] about What Hurricane Sandy teaches us about our built environment
About Eric Corey Freed
Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Founding Principal of organicarchitect, a nationally known award winning architecture and consulting firm, with nearly 20 years of experience in green building and sustainable planning.
When Eric was just 25 years old, noted architect and critic Philip Johnson described him as “one of the real brains of his generation.” Today, Eric continues the tradition of “Organic Architecture”, first developed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Eric is the author of four books on Sustainable Design, including "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies", a bestseller with over 100,000 copies in print. EcoSalon called it one of their “must read books that will forever change how you see the world.”
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He is a Chair of the Coachella Valley branch of the US Green Building Council, and sits on the City of Palm Desert Sustainability Commission. He has received awards from several Mayors, and worked with dozens of municipalities around the country.
Considered a thought leader in the field, Eric was named “Best Green Architect” by San Francisco Magazine in 2005; “Best Visionary” in 2007; and “Green Visionary” by 7x7 Magazine in 2008. Click here for his complete resume
Organic Architect website: www.organicarchitect.com
How food should shape our cities
I recently watched the Academy Award nominated documentary, Food inc. To be honest, I was hesitant about watching it. I already know more than I’d like about the sorry state of our food supply. Another film putting images in my head of slaughterhouses and e-coli poisoning was not going to make me any happier. (And, after all, being happier is something I strive to be.) [Read more…] about How food should shape our cities
GreenBuild 2011: Report from Toronto (Part 2 of a series)
Eric Corey Freed continues his report from the trenches of the largest Green Building Conference in the world (BE SURE to read Part 1)
Despite the milestone, there was almost no mention of this being the tenth anniversary of the [Read more…] about GreenBuild 2011: Report from Toronto (Part 2 of a series)
GreenBuild 2011: Report from Toronto (Part 1 of a series)
An insider view of the largest green building conference in the World . . . 
Celebrating its’ tenth anniversary, the GreenBuild Conference & Expo (http://www.greenbuildexpo.org
The University as the True Hub of Green Innovation?
Stanford University has long held a tradition of innovation. The legendary tech startups, such as Yahoo and Google, that were founded by Stanford students in its’ hallowed halls are now the stuff of legend in SIlicon Valley. (In fact, Sun Microsystems got their original name as an acronym for Stanford University Network.) Billions of dollars have [Read more…] about The University as the True Hub of Green Innovation?